Pouring spout



t spouts, and partlcularlyto a means ping the end ofthe spout.

Patented May 2l, 1929.

UNITED ASTATES y PATENT orner..

GEORGE H. NEIL, or cnrcaso, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoa To wir. NEIL a co.o1:` CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

POURING SPOUT.

'y The invention primarily relates to curing or cap- The invention has as its prime object the provision of a construction, whereby the end of the spout may be capped and exposed and the cap held in this last mentioned position to allow pouring through the spout without interference by the cap.

It is a feature of the invention to provide a construction whereby the cap may be moved to expose the end of the spout and movedfrom this` position toa position in which it is releasably held against assuming a capping position. v

Itis a further feature to provide a construction operable in the manner just described, in which the cap is automatically moved to prevent its assuming a capping position when the spout is arranged in a pouring position.

It is an object of the invention to provide a structure in `which the cap may be lifted away from the end of the spout to expose the end of said spout and to provide the cap with a means whereby a pivotal connection is formed between said means and the spout upon the movement of the cap to expose the end of the spout, to thereby allow said cap to bel moved laterally with respect to said spout.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a construction whereby the cap may e moved from its capping position to a position'in which the end of the spout is eX- posed and with a pivotal connection formed between the cap and the spout, and in which the cap is moved from this position to a position in which the cap is located remoter from the end of the spout and moved from this last mentioned position to break the pivotal connection and thereby prevent the movement of the cap Vtoward the open or pouring end of the spout.

The invention has a further feature, the provision of a spout having a cap, the latter of which is provided with a rigid member which is connected 'with the spout in a manner to allow the cap and said member to be moved longitudinally of the spout and into pivotal relation to the spout and then moved laterally to a position in which the cap is arranged adjacent the opposite end of the spoutrom which position it is movable to a position in which the cap is prevented from movement toward a capping position until manually actuated to again prowhich the cap will assume when duce a pivotal connection between said member and the spout which allows thecap to be arranged in a capping position upon the end of the spout.

The invention has as an additional object the provision of a construction whereby the cap and the spout are connected together in a manners-to allow the cap to be lifted away from the end of the spout, swung laterally to a position adjacent the opposite end of the spout, and then moved parallel to the spout to provide a means whereby the cap is prevented from assuming a capping position, from which last mentioned position 1t may be again moved parallel to the spout to form a pivotal connection whereby the cap may in position to expose the spout, to thus eliminate releasing the cap and capping the spout during the pouring operation.

The invention will be explained in detail and more readily understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings eov which illustrate various embodiments of the invention, it being therefore obvious that changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the appended claims forming a parthereof.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side view of a spout showing the cap as capping -the spout and illustrating in dotted lines a position arranged to ex ose the end of the spout:

v ig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the spout arranged to permit pouring therefrom with the cap locked to prevent its movement toward the end of the spout, and Fig.

3 is a modified arrangement which may be resorted to.

The structure is illustrated as appliedto a spout 10 having the enlarged threaded portion 11 whereby the spout may be attached to a receptacle. `It is of course understood that the invention is not limited to its association with a spout of this particular type. The device illustrated in Fig. 1 contemplates the use of a member 1 2 which has the cap 13 secured to one end thereof and has its opposite end attached to the structure generally designated 14 which in the present instance inilo be lifted a required distance to bring an edge of the cap beyond the end of the spout, which causes the closed end 19 of the member 12 to engage the pin and permit the cap to be swung upon the pin as a pivot to a position adjacent the portion 11 of the spout from which position the member 12 and the cap may be moved to lock the member and cap against .being moved to assume a capping position. When the cap and member are arranged in the manner just described and the spout is arranged to allow material to be poured therefrom, the cap and member 12 to which the cap is secured moves a small distance lengthwise of the spout assuming the position thereof illustrated in Fig. 2, in which the closed end 19 is arranged in separated relation to the pin which causes a portion of the material surrounding the elongated opening to extend beyond the pin to provide a means for engaging the spout and preventing the cap and member 12 from rotating upon the pin as its pivot toward the end of the spout, in other words prevents the cap from assuming a capping position. It will be noted that when the end 19 is in the position just referred to that it is protected against engagement with an object by the adjacent edges 20-20 of the U shaped member 15, thus the possibility of accidentally moving the member 12 and the cap to release them from their locked relation is eliminated. When it is desired to release the member 12 to allow the cap to assume orbe arranged to cap the endof the spout, said member 12 is moved lengthwise of the spout until the closed end 19 of the elongated opening is brought into engagement with the pin 16, after which the member 12 may be rotated upon the pin as its pivot into co-operative relation with the end of the spout. When the cap is arranged in a position to cap the spout, the closed end 19 of the elongated opening again assumes a position a certain distance beyond the pin, however, in the opposite direction from the position it assumes when acting to lock the cap against capping the spout, thus the cap is prevented from accidentally exposing the end of the spout when it is desired to maintain the spout in a closed condition. Thus a cap having a structure other than cup shaped may be maintained upon the end of the spout and held against accidentally exposing saio end of thespout.

The modified structure shown in Fig. 3 contemplates an arrangement in which the U shaped member 21 has its walls 22-22 each provided with elongated openings 23--which are inclined slightly toward the open or pouring end of the spout. The member 24 carrying the cap 25 is provided with a pivot pin 26 the opposite ends of which operatealong the slots or openings 23. This arrangement allows the cap to be lifted away from the end of the spout as previously described, rotated upon its pivot to the position shown in dotted lines from which position it may be moved lengthwise of the slots into frictional engagement between the pin and the spout 'to thereby hold the cap from assuming a spout capping position when the spout is arranged in a position to pour therefrom.

From the foregoing description it is manifest that an arrangement is produced whereby the cap is prevented from accidentally being moved from a capping position, yet is allowed to be moved to expose the cap and be arranged in a position from which it may be moved to releasably lock the cap against assuming a capping position. Itis further evident that the cap is automatically locked against a capping position when the receptacle carrying the spout is arranged to pour from the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention what l claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a spout and a cap, said cap and spout each having elements which are attached to each other and provide a connection between the cap and spout, said elements of said connection providing means whereby said cap may be moved from an end of the spout to one side thereof, one of said elements of the connection being movable toward said end of the spout when said cap is arranged at said side of the spout to thereby arrange said elements of the connection to releasably lock said cap against movement relatively to the spout.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cap and spout, said cap and spout each having means attached to each other to provide a connection between the cap and spout, one of said means being movable into cooperating relation to the other to providemeans whereby the cap may be moved to locate said cap upon` an end or at one side of the spout, and one of said means being movable relatively to the other when said cap is arranged in either position to provide means for releasably locking said cap and spout against relative movement.

3. In a device ofthe class described, the

l combination of a spout and a cap, said cap `and spout each having means which are connected withl each other,isaid means of theupon said pivot to arrange said cap upon 'opposite sides of said pivot,`said means of said cap being movable relatively to the means of the spout when arranged upon either side of said pivot to thereby arrange the means of the cap relatively to the means ofthespout to releasably lock said means of said cap against pivotal movement relatively to said spout.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a spout and a cap, said cap and spout each having means which means are connected with each other, said means of the Ccap having a slot through Which the means of the spout extends, said means having said slot being movable into pivotal relation to the means of the spout and being movable on said pivot to arrange said cap upon opposite sides of said means of thev spout, said means of said cap having said slot being movable out of` said pivotal relation means carried by the cap and spout providin a connection between the cap and spout, sai yconnection permitting the cap to be 'moved nto decap 'the spout and be moved toward the opposite end ofthe spout with the spout arranged in substantially vertical position, said elementsl of the connection being movable relatively to each other from said last mentioned position into releasable locked relation when said spout is arranged in pouring position.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 3rd day of December A. D.,

GEORGE H. NE1L. 

